How To Save A Life
This One Little Trick Saved Mine!
Way back in 2005, in the throes of a very nasty, acrimonious divorce, I almost died. One moment I was sitting at a restaurant patio dining table having an evening meal with a friend, and the next I was suddenly fighting for my life.
Maria was a mature English student, with whom I also had a platonic relationship, and invited me out for a meal. At the time my stress was off the scale and Maria thought it would help me to relax. As she was a very upbeat vibrant lady I willingly accepted.
Across the garden, just a few feet from our table, were a mixed group of American people from the local US military base in Rota, Cadiz. Within a few minutes, those people would be doing their best to save my life. And the one who succeeded was the most unlikely hero who knew exactly what had to be done, and how to do it.
Maria and I ordered some very nice BBQ chicken kebabs with veg and a side salad. Maria and I started to eat and as we were chatting I chose the wrong moment to breathe in.
I had a very large piece of chicken in my mouth and suddenly as I took a breath it became lodged in my throat. I tried to swallow it, but it was too big, and dry, which served to make matters worse. I started to panic a little and grabbed my glass of Coke.
